The Fairy Without a Talent – Chapter One
The seasons whistled by the mainland as fairies came and spread color and cheer through the fields. Animals snuggled in their dens whenever winter was on the way and animal fairies were there with a leaf blanket and a kiss. Garden fairies planted and painted the blossoms and blooms whenever their buds opened up. Water fairies brought water to all parts of the world through rain or mist. Light fairies were simply dazzling as they stood in front of sunbeams and spread their light everywhere where darkness was to be found.
And, of course, there were the tinker fairies, who helped fairies of every talent with their inventions and creative thinking. Tinker Bell, or otherwise known as Miss Bell or Tink, was one of the finest tinkers in her craft and one of the most gifted.
Life in Pixie Hollow was always fluttering with excited activity and preparations. And, presently, fairies of every talent were preparing to bring summer to the mainland.
Over on the mainland, a baby peeked up from her nap as a bird sang at the window. Giggling, the baby watched as the bird fluttered its gorgeous feathers. A laugh soon floated out the window as it swirled around the bird. Following the sound of the laugh, the bird chirped as the laugh intertwined past some long strands of grass and swished up into the air as it split into three. The three laughs huddled close together as they took off into the clouds.
In Pixie Hollow, the fairies were putting some finishing touches on the summer preparations when there was a sound from a scout. Holding a shell up to her ear, the scout, whose name was Copper, announced that she heard a giggle over the horizon. Soon, all the fairies flew eagerly into the sky as the laughs reached their ears. Their giggles left an echo through Fairy Haven, and the queen smiled as she heard not just one but three laughs.
Swinging past the Never Sea, the three laughs separated as they spun and soar past Mermaid Lagoon. The island that Never Land floated on was happy to see the laughs make their way to Pixie Hollow, but it grew concerned as it noticed that their was something odd about the third laugh. The third laugh hovered for a second before it joined the other two laughs circling towards the center of Pixie Hollow.
The queen, who was known as Queen Clarion, beamed as the fairies gathered at the branches of the Pixie Dust Tree to await the three new fairies. Looking up when she heard the laughs approach, she watched as three leaves of grass floated down at her feet at the same time. Smiling, she watched as the dust fairies, one of which was Terence, brought forward the pixie dust cups, each filled with a level cup of dust each. As each cup was being poured by Terence and two other dust talents, the fairies watched as three fairies appeared at Queen Clarion's feet.
One peeked up at the fairies from behind long blonde bangs as she sat up on her knees. She was dressed in a blue-violet cap and a blue-green trimmed dress with knee-length blue knickers. Her brown eyes glistened shyly as she brushed back her long hair. "Hi, I'm Bluebell," she said, with a small smile.
"And, I'm Torch," a male sparrow man said as he got to his feet. He was dressed in shimmering yellow leaf pants and a shiny black top. Fanning his hair to the side, he turned to Queen Clarion as she came forward to give him his wings.
The third fairy lay down next to her sister as she watched Queen Clarion give Bluebell her wings. They are simply magnificent, she thought as Bluebell smiled down at her. The little fairy has still not given her name, and this made many of the fairies wonder if she was incomplete. Bluebell held out a hand to her as she helped her sister to stand. Looking at the other fairies, she announced, "Everyone, this is Nora. She may not talk much, but she is a good listener." Nora smiled up at her sister as Queen Clarion walked over to them with Torch at her side.
"Welcome Bluebell, Torch and Nora to Pixie Hollow, we are so very excited to have you here with us."
Queen Clarion gave Nora her wings as she talked, and the tiny fairy marveled at their size. Nora was dressed in a white brush top and skirt with periwinkle shoes to match. Fluttering a few inches off the floor, she hovered as she quietly tested her new wings.
When she landed, Nora watched as Queen Clarion made toadstools pop up from the ground. On their stands, several fairies sat a symbol of each of their own talent guilds on the stands. Each symbol glowed with a bit of pixie dust and each symbol represented a talent.
Torch was the first fairy to step forward. Bluebell stood next to Nora as they watched their brother fly straight to the light fairy's stand. Eagerly reaching for it, he smiled as his hand closed over it, but there was no glow. Snorting, he zipped over to the fast-flying table and waved his hand through the swirling dust. It just vanished at his touch. Still no glow. Frustrated, he bumped into the water talents table, but instead of glowing, the drop landed on his wings and made him land hard on the ground. Some of the fairies quietly giggled as two sparrow men came over to help the new arrival up. One of them was a water talent that went by the name of Aquan, and he posed his hands over Torch's wings as the water drained out of them. "Thanks," Torch said as he backed into the leaf talent's symbol, which started to glow.
"An artist is born," Bluebell whispered in Nora's ear as Queen Clarion proudly called the leaf talents forward.
Turning to the girls, Queen Clarion said, "Ok, whose next?"
"I'll go, Queen Clarion," Bluebell said as she stepped forward. Nora watched as her sister began at the garden talent table. As the flower tinkled at her touch, Bluebell smiled, but her eyes glanced over at the grass-weaving table. Inspired, she fluttered on over there. Smiling, Nora watched as the grass comb started to glow.
As Bluebell was gathered into the grass-weaving guild, Nora felt a hand on her shoulder as Queen Clarion came up behind her. "Nora, are you ready?"
With a hint of a smile, she nodded as she started around the circle. The fairies watched as each of the symbols started to glow to her passing.
Noticing the shimmery glows, Bluebell looked up and watched as her sister passed the water talent symbol. She noted that it started to glow, but it did not move towards her. Nora closed her eyes when she passed the animal talent's symbol to no avail.
Looking towards Queen Clarion, Bluebell started to flutter to her as she called out, "Queen Clarion." But, she was stopped by Torch as he shushed her. The queen glanced their way with a curious eye, but she turned back to Nora with a concerned eye when Nora stopped in the middle of the circle in front of her.
Bowing her head, Nora's brown hair fell over her face as her wings fell. Sniffling, she whispered, "Queen Clarion, I don't think I have a talent."
"Every fairy has a talent, even the incomplete fairies," a garden fairy by the name Lilac said.
"Maybe that's just what she is, incomplete," another garden fairy said, as they watched Queen Clarion the poor little dear into her personal study. Bluebell and Torch followed their little sister as she stood before the Queen.
Clarion looked out at the still open door, where inquisitive and debating voices continued to be heard. Nora was quietly crying as Queen Clarion gently shut the door.
"Oh, Nora, it's going to ok," Bluebell said, trying to comfort her little sister.
Torch tilted his sharp glaze at the side. "Yeah, it's not your fault you don't have a talent," he said, wiping a few droplets off his arrival outfit.
Bluebell poked her elbow into his chest before she flew over to her sister. "Don't listen to him, Nora; I believe that you have a talent somewhere."
"Bluebell is correct, my dear," Queen Clarion said, sitting a hand on her shoulder. "Every fairy that comes into Pixie Hollow has something that they live by."
Nora sniffed, wiping away a tear on her cheek. "Queen Clarion, I didn't feel anything with those talents. Torch and Bluebell found theirs right away, but I'm afraid it's going to take me some time to find the right talent for me, if there is one out there for me."
Queen Clarion tilted Nora's chin up. "I'm sure there's one. We'll just have to find it."
"But, Queen Clarion, what if I don't find my talent? What will become of me?"
"Nora, you'll stay here with us, of course. You won't be sent away if you don't have a talent. I'm sure a lot of fairies have had some trouble finding their gift when they first came to Pixie Hollow, too. So, don't let that discourage you."
Nora nodded, weeping in her sister's embrace.
Queen Clarion gazed down at the two sisters and felt a few tears trickle down her own face. Turning away, she murmured, "What should be done if the child has no talent?"
Torch, irritated of his sister's constant cries, lifted a tiny leaferchief out of his pocket as he flew over to his sisters. Handing it to Nora, he said, "Here, dry those tears, before you flood the entire floor."
Nora giggled under her brother's joke. "Thanks," she said, blowing her nose.
Seeing the sunset over the horizon, she turned to the siblings as she said, "It's late. We can begin to search for your talent in the morning." Turning to the door, she ushered a few fairies in, she turned back to the triplets. "I'm sure you'll all want to retire to your rooms for the night."
"Will we have to share?" Torch asked, crossing his arms.
"Three homes have been readied for each for you. Torch," she began, gesturing a hand at a leaf talent fairy who came into the door. "Leaf will show you to your room at Shadow Canyon."
As Torch left with Leaf, Queen Clarion turned to the two sisters as a grass-weaving talent named Neddle and a teacup-talent named Teal came into the door. "Bluebell, Neddle will show you to your house in the Grassy Meadow. Nora, I have asked Teal to show you to a temporary room in Havendish Square. It'll be your quarters temporary until you can find your talent."
Bluebell was almost out the door when she heard her sister murmur, "Temporary?"
"Why, Queen Clarion? Why shouldn't she have her own house like the rest of us?" Bluebell asked the queen, flying back into the room next to her sister.
"The house-décor fairies construct each house to benefit every fairy and their own specific talents. Since we don't know Nora's talent, this is what is to be done."
"But Queen Clarion …"
"Let me try it, Bluebell," Nora said, smiling at her sister.
"Are you sure? You don't have to do this alone," Bluebell asked her sister with a concerned frown.
"I'll be fine," Nora said, hugging her sister.
"Alright, that's settled then," Queen Clarion said, placing a single hand on each of the sisters. "Now, let's get the two of you in bed."
Nora's rooms were simply constructed from a bird's nest with a ribbon tied around the structure to keep it together. In the main room, there laid a simple white mushroom canopy, a crystal clear oyster vanity, and a hollowed bark wardrobe. In the side room, there was a sturdy bark writing desk and a straw-trimmed sofa looking out onto a grand view.
"This is my room? This doesn't look anything temporal. I was expecting something simpler," Nora said, turning to a shy and blushing Teal.
Teal pulled her at white apron as she said, "Well, that's probably because this is your house."
Nora's eyes went dreamy. "But, I thought that Queen Clarion said …"
"She did, but a couple of friends and I decided to take your housing situation under our wings. We kind of felt bad at what happened at your arrival, and we wanted to do something for you. We noticed that the emblems lighted up at your touch and that gave us the idea of putting a little of everything in your rooms for you."
Nora laughed, looking around her rooms once more. "It's truly beautiful, thank you."
"Not a problem, and if you need anything, let me know," Teal said, flying towards the door with a yawn. "Good night, Nora. Pleasant dreams."
"Bye, and thank you," she said, waving after her. Fluttering her simple wings, Nora flitted over to her mushroom bed to lay down on top of it. Pulling her caterpillar fuzz blanket over her, she sighed as she felt grateful for her friends on her first night in Pixie Hollow.
This was actually one of my first ideas of a fanfiction. It's based on a Tinker Bell story that I like to read from time to time and it reflects one of my favorite characters - Prilla. Inspired by that, I am writing about a little fairy named Nora who goes through something familiar. I hope you enjoy this Pixie Hollow tale. :)